# Accident 20031006024359A: Lakeac 250LAKE, Laconia, NH, October 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2003, 11:55 local time
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Airport: Laconia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5725° N, 71.4189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5725&lon=-71.4189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64SF-2006-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE 250 (registry code 5110322, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKEAC 250LAKE
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031006024359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT STARTED ENGINE WITH THROTTLE FULL FORWARD AND MIXTURE AT CUTOFF POSITION. AFTER ENGINE START PILOT ADVANCED MIXTURE AND RETARDED PROP LEVER THINKING IT WAS THE THROTTLE. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROX. 100 FT A CROSSED RAMP STRUCK N2697P (LA4-200) THEN HIT N6771G (CE150) THEN HIT N38549 (PA28-161) THEN CAME TO REST AFTER LOCKING WINGS WITH N2697P THE FIRST AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT THEN RETARDED THE MIXTURE TO STOP ENGINE. NO INJURIES REPORTED BY PASSENGER AND PILOT. PILOT HAD NO EXPLANATION WHY IT HAPPENED. AIRCRAFT BRKES AND ALL ENGINE CONTROLS OPERATED NORMALLY PRIOR TO AND AFTER ACCIDENT. WITNESS STATES HE SAW N64SF SPIN AROUND IN A CIRCLE 1 1/2 TURNS AND N2967P SPIN 180 DEGREES. N64SF SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BOTH WINGS AND CABIN. MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE & TAIL. N2697P RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE TAIL & LEFT WING. N6771G IS TOTALED. N38549 RECEIVEE MAJOR DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC04CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA002), Oct 6, 2003: Lake LA250 (N64SF), Laconia, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper starting procedure. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in make and model airplane.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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